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Stavanger, Norway (2001 – present)

Sirenia is a Norwegian - Spanish band, formed in Stavanger, Norway in 2001. Sirenia combines strong melodic instrumentals, keyboard synthesis, and guitar works with light, female vocals (Fabienne Gondamin, Henriette Bordvik, Monika Pedersen, and currently Ailyn), male death vocals, and a choir. Current band members are Morten Veland (programming, growling, clean vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards), Ailyn (female vocals), and Jonathan Perez (drums). Most of Sirenia’s songs are atmospheric, yet intense with melodic backgrounds and interludes. The lyrics are concerned with human existence, emotion, and mental states.

Sirenia (at first called “Masters of Sirenia”), named after the Sirens of Greek mythology, was founded in 2001 after Morten Veland left Tristania. The band failed to find a suitable singer prior to recording in France, so they conducted auditions and found Fabienne Gondamin for the recording session of At Sixes and Sevens.

On the subsequent tour and follow-up album, An Elixir for Existence, Gondamin was replaced by Henriette Bordvik.

On September 13, 2005, it was announced that Bordvik would be leaving the band, and the search for a new singer commenced. Bordvik’s replacement, Monika Pedersen of the band Sinphonia, was introduced on April 10, 2006. In the same year, Bjørnar Landa (from Artifact) joined the band as a guitarist.

Nine Destinies And A Downfall came out in February 2007. This album features more down-tuned guitars that chug and growl, with a texture not previously heard on Sirenia albums.

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  • Ice_Wizard

    Yes, I really like Ailyn's voice when it is used sparingly. The instrumental parts of the music really transcend the music generally and I love Morten's vocals, so I hope there is plenty of them.

    Yesterday 1:42pm Reply
  • adwth

    I hope the album version has more instrumental parts than Ailyn singing. I think she sounds great, and the song is awesome till 3:10, but after that it sounds pretty rubbish.

    23 May 10:28am Reply
  • Ice_Wizard

    I was just about to come on here and say how bland this band has become, but then I just checked out the new song OMFG !!!

    23 May 5:01am Reply
  • girlofdreams

    Nossa moço. \/

    23 May 3:22am Reply
  • Henrique_Lee

    Uma vez escutei tanto Sirenia voltando da escola, que minha amiga ficou com raiva de mim '-'

    22 May 4:08am Reply
  • epeternally

    If anyone needs a copy of the new single, you can drop me a PM. There's a 256kbps MP3 that's being circulated on blogs, etc., but it's a transcode and sounds pretty rubbish.

    21 May 5:44am Reply
  • GreenHearted101

    Apparently there is an extra bonus track on Perils of The Deep Blue in Itunes called "Once a Star" O.o

    21 May 3:14am Reply
  • frozen77heart

    Come and sleep with me, i'll set you free... Come deep with me on the bottom of the North Sea lm/

    19 May 1:52pm Reply
  • patricio_

    Seven widows weep is AMAZING... I wasn't expecting something like that...

    19 May 1:27am Reply
  • uniceFCB

    отличная группа

    18 May 2:30pm Reply
  • adwth

    \/ also Winterborn double seven

    18 May 5:09am Reply
  • Pieerrot

    V Sirens of the Seven Seas

    18 May 1:10am Reply
  • ViviAi

    At Sixes and Sevens, Seven Sirens and a Silver Tear, Seven Keys and Nine Doors, The Seventh Summer, Seven Widows Weep.....why

    17 May 5:48pm Reply
  • brockscence

    as main! :) http://www.last.fm/music/Sirenia/+images/89225683

    16 May 6:39am Reply
  • Oscar_Morten

    Ditt Endelikt is a beautiful song and that classic rock touch that it has makes it more special, even nostalgic.

    15 May 9:10pm Reply
  • frozen77heart

    that also happened to me :O

    15 May 8:01pm Reply
  • Pieerrot

    V with me was love at first listen. ♥ it's like I knew this song from another life.

    15 May 7:51pm Reply
  • CHARLOTTExNW

    Ditt Endelikt needs some time to grow on you, at least in my case it did. I wasn't fond of the song in the beginning either, but the more I listen to it, the more I like it

    15 May 5:42pm Reply
  • tripodthunder

    Seven Widows Weep is stunning, beautiful and perfect. Ditt Endelikt is horrible [2]. Agreed!

    15 May 4:06pm Reply
  • frozen77heart

    I love both songs

    15 May 4:02pm Reply
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